Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"Falling telephone and electrical wires hampered his rescue, and Scribner died at the scene. State Street ruins, Bangor, 1911Bangor Public…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The inn offered “Electric Lights, Long Distance Telephone, Telegraphic Office, Saddle Horses, [and] Excellent Livery” (Wood 73)."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"As a result of the expansion a telephone line, bridge over the canal and a steam launch, named The Gold Bug, were constructed."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… schools, post office, telegraph lines and a telephone service. Residents found they could be entertained at opera houses and could become engaged…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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